{"id":6807,"date":"2014-02-13T15:43:30","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T14:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=6807"},"modified":"2014-02-17T09:48:46","modified_gmt":"2014-02-17T08:48:46","slug":"10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-next-week-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2014\/02\/10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-next-week-37\/","title":{"rendered":"10 THINGS TO DO IN NORTHERN IRELAND THIS WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/discovernipink1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6806\" title=\"discovernipink\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/discovernipink1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a>The Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) has put together a list of 10 exciting things to do in Northern Ireland over the next week (February 17 &#8211; 23). <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The 1975 in Concert, Ulster Hall, Belfast, <\/strong>February 17.\u00a0 The      popular alternative rock\/indie band will bring their unique sounds to the      Ulster Hall. \u00a0<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rustic Furniture Workshops, An      Creagan, Co. Tyrone, <\/strong>February      17 \u2013 March 10.\u00a0 Making rustic      furniture is a traditional craft brought up      to date using modern tools and fastenings. \u00a0The workshops will take you through the      stages of designing and creating a simple garden gate using natural      recycled materials.<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Endangered, Castle Espie Wildfowl      &amp; Wetlands Centre, Co. Down, <\/strong>February 17 \u2013 21.\u00a0 Come and      spend February half term with Castle Espie and discover the world of      endangered animals through games, crafts, trails and stories.<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fabrics revamped with Sam Mercer, The Burnavon, Cookstown, Co.      Tyrone, <\/strong>February 19      \u2013 26.\u00a0 Learn how to shape, form and      stitch beautiful and totally unique accessories using pieces of fabric you      have at home or even discarded items of clothing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Taste of India, Belle Isle Cookery      School, Co. Fermanagh, <\/strong>February      20.\u00a0 This      course is a must for people who love Indian food, cooked      authentically.\u00a0 It will steer you      through the careful balance of spices that make up the fabulous flavours      that India has to offer &#8211; a far cry from your local takeaway.<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tribute to the Stars, Millennium Forum, Co. Londonderry, <\/strong>February 21.\u00a0 The UK\u2019s      official number one Abba tribute band, Revival, will take audiences back      to the disco days.\u00a0 Revival\u2019s world      renowned Abba stage show will guarantee to get everybody dancing to some      of the world\u2019s most famous pop tracks.<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A Helping Hand for Wildlife, Murlough      National Nature Reserve, Dundrum, Co. Down, <\/strong>February 22.\u00a0 A hands- on day with the rangers      building bird boxes and bug hotels to take home with you.\u00a0 <strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stand Up Man, The Market Place Theatre &amp;      Arts Centre, Co. Armagh, <\/strong>February 22.\u00a0      This play by Derek Murphy starring Tim McGarry and Nick Hardin,      follows its protagonist over one week, as he journeys back and forth      between his audience and his family.\u00a0 Thaddeus is one joke away from      total mental destruction and one wife away from owning all the land he      ever dreamed of, a burial plot.<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jason Byrne \u2013 Comedy Night, The Alley Theatre, Strabane, Co.      Tyrone, <\/strong>February      23.\u00a0 Jason is the biggest ever      selling act at the Edinburgh fringe festival and is one of the most      exciting live performers you will ever see.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ards Arts Book Club, Town Hall, Newtownards, Co. Down, <\/strong>every third Wednesday of the month.\u00a0 Are you an avid reader? Ards Arts runs a book club for those passionate about sharing their reading experiences in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. \u00a0Members take it in turn to suggest a suitable book to read and to generate conversation around the &#8216;book of the month&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) has put together a list of 10 exciting things to do in Northern Ireland over the next week (February 17 &#8211; 23). The 1975 in Concert, Ulster Hall, Belfast, February 17.\u00a0 The popular alternative rock\/indie band will bring their unique sounds to the Ulster Hall. \u00a0 Rustic Furniture Workshops, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2014\/02\/10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-next-week-37\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6807"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6809,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6807\/revisions\/6809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}